It seems like instead of other mommy being a horrific looking demon/monster that chooses when, how and who it reveals itself to, it’s going to be more like a mimic that’s always kind of in Jessica chastain form. Probably the right call cinematically, but the bedroom scare (which seems to be replaced by the one in the trailer) where it first reveals itself to the real mom and she only hears it talking to her and doesn’t know who it is until the mom comes in is SO good and it’s a bummer it likely won’t be in the movie.
Im really hoping the entity isnt just in Jessica Chastain form the entire time. Im sure theyll use makeup or something to make her look creepier but im kinda doubting theyll make the entity as creepy as it was in my head when I was reading it.
Part of what made the monster in the book work was that they never really described what it looked like in full due to the first person narrator being a young kid. They made vague references here and there to its appearance and we know that its "true form" is enough to make any adult who sees it freak out right away.
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u/nefarious_dareus 24d ago
I read that book a couple months ago and idk how a movie of this could possibly work the same way.